EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 1996 TO December 1997 In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. ------------------------------------------------------------ Period Trade balance Customs C.I.F. Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan.- Dec. -170,214.3 -196,950.0 January -14,538.5 -16,746.0 February -11,901.9 -14,028.0 March -12,218.2 -14,368.8 April -13,441.4 -15,669.9 May -14,449.0 -16,717.7 June -13,083.3 -15,256.8 July -15,892.8 -18,160.4 August -14,636.6 -16,891.2 September -16,360.6 -18,596.7 October -13,939.7 -16,207.1 November -13,608.3 -15,849.0 December -16,144.0 -18,458.3 1997 Jan.- Dec. -181,827.2 -210,296.2 January -17,350.2 -19,602.8 February -15,661.5 -17,895.2 March -12,433.3 -14,760.5 April -13,811.7 -16,187.8 May -14,471.0 -16,885.7 June -13,496.1 -15,856.8 July -15,590.2 -17,967.7 August -15,273.4 -17,645.3 September -17,147.2 -19,590.4 October -15,197.1 -17,627.2 November (R) -14,826.1 -17,213.1 December -16,346.7 -18,834.0 Not Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan.- Dec. -170,214.3 -196,950.0 January -14,142.2 -16,311.2 February -9,467.6 -11,512.1 March -8,411.6 -10,541.7 April -12,792.2 -15,015.5 May -13,497.6 -15,781.5 June -12,374.8 -14,505.5 July -20,083.7 -22,423.0 August -16,449.9 -18,751.5 September -17,710.4 -19,940.2 October -18,010.1 -20,465.5 November -12,999.7 -15,203.4 December -14,274.4 -16,499.0 1997 Jan.- Dec. -181,827.2 -210,296.2 January -16,359.0 -18,564.1 February -11,993.5 -14,080.2 March -9,370.0 -11,698.3 April -12,837.3 -15,202.6 May -12,759.3 -15,165.1 June -13,730.1 -16,088.5 July -20,115.8 -22,574.1 August -16,296.8 -18,677.1 September -19,646.3 -22,137.7 October -19,350.1 -21,966.4 November (R) -13,854.7 -16,182.5 December -15,514.4 -17,959.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Period Exports F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075.0 January 49,593.7 February 51,224.1 March 51,620.3 April 51,637.2 May 52,411.9 June 52,217.2 July 50,526.5 August 52,606.4 September 51,732.3 October 53,568.5 November 54,487.9 December 53,449.1 1997 Jan.- Dec. 688,896.1 January 52,236.9 February 54,357.7 March 58,142.5 April 57,858.7 May 57,866.0 June 58,235.3 July 57,775.8 August 58,369.6 September 57,502.1 October 59,490.4 November (R) 58,248.4 December 59,553.3 Not Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075.0 January 47,767.4 February 51,112.5 March 54,952.3 April 51,872.2 May 53,359.1 June 51,821.5 July 47,597.8 August 51,574.9 September 50,598.5 October 56,107.4 November 55,016.0 December 53,295.4 1997 Jan.- Dec. 688,896.1 January 50,544.2 February 53,202.1 March 61,275.4 April 58,340.6 May 58,719.1 June 58,036.7 July 54,829.0 August 56,704.7 September 57,221.5 October 62,158.5 November (R) 58,199.2 December 59,665.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Period Imports Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289.3 822,025.0 January 64,132.2 66,339.7 February 63,126.0 65,252.1 March 63,838.5 65,989.1 April 65,078.6 67,307.1 May 66,860.8 69,129.6 June 65,300.5 67,474.0 July 66,419.3 68,686.9 August 67,243.1 69,497.6 September 68,092.9 70,329.0 October 67,508.1 69,775.6 November 68,096.2 70,336.9 December 69,593.1 71,907.4 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,723.3 899,192.3 January 69,587.1 71,839.7 February 70,019.2 72,252.9 March 70,575.7 72,903.0 April 71,670.4 74,046.5 May 72,337.0 74,751.7 June 71,731.3 74,092.1 July 73,366.0 75,743.5 August 73,643.0 76,014.9 September 74,649.2 77,092.4 October 74,687.5 77,117.6 November (R) 73,074.5 75,461.5 December 75,900.1 78,387.4 Not Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289.3 822,025.0 January 61,909.5 64,078.5 February 60,580.1 62,624.6 March 63,364.0 65,494.0 April 64,664.4 66,887.7 May 66,856.7 69,140.6 June 64,196.3 66,326.9 July 67,681.5 70,020.8 August 68,024.8 70,326.4 September 68,308.9 70,538.7 October 74,117.5 76,572.8 November 68,015.7 70,219.4 December 67,569.8 69,794.4 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,723.3 899,192.3 January 66,903.2 69,108.3 February 65,195.6 67,282.4 March 70,645.4 72,973.8 April 71,177.9 73,543.1 May 71,478.4 73,884.1 June 71,766.8 74,125.2 July 74,944.8 77,403.0 August 73,001.5 75,381.8 September 76,867.7 79,359.2 October 81,508.6 84,124.8 November (R) 72,053.9 74,381.7 December 75,179.6 77,624.7 ------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/" NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."